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[“This woman’s got the goods.” ––Billboard Magazine] Critical acclaim fused with commercial success may be rare in the music world. For Janita, this coveted combination is simply the norm. Not only has her ongoing artist-in-residence concert series at famed East Village venue Arlene’s Grocery become a Who’s Who of New York City music, it’s propelled her across 60,000 miles of touring for nearly 100 performances in the United States and Europe over the past two years. Already established as an iconic recording artist and music figure in her native Finland, Janita (pronounced YA-nee-tuh) moved to New York City early in her career, building on those initial successes by launching her American recording career with two Top-40 Billboard hits. Her albums that followed, Haunted (2010 ECR Music Group), and Didn’t You, My Dear? (2015 ECR Music Group), have cemented her reputation as a powerful multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger––while garnering her further recognition for her electrifying and unique talent as a singer. Paste Magazine declares, “Janita mesmerizes…her distinctive vocals are her stand-out asset, ranging between an edgier Feist and a softer Florence Welch.” Baeble Music adds, “Combining the vocal intensity of Bat for Lashes’ Natasha Khan with the turbulent rock edge of St. Vincent, Janita continues to mark herself as an artist capable of producing music of great beauty and unsettling power.” The new 2018-2019 season of Janita’s New York City concert series at Arlene’s Grocery premieres October 25th and runs through June 13th. Simultaneously, she will be back out on the road to headline two major tours in both Europe and the United States beginning in October 2018.
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“This woman’s got the goods.”
—Billboard Magazine
“She sings with such passion and conviction that it’s hard to take your eyes off her.” —The Telegraph (UK)
Few artists have combined such fierce independence with mainstream success to the degree Janita has. Two Top-40 U.S. Billboard hits, a devoted international audience on four continents, and iconic stature in her native Finland haven’t made Janita complacent, on the contrary––she’s an artist who has never stopped evolving.
From teenage star in Helsinki to chart-topping star in New York City, from ballad singer to Rock ’N Roll front woman, Janita has created “a timeless, sensuous, musical mosaic that deserves to be heard,” proclaims Billboard Magazine.
“What I love most is that my audience has grown with me,” says Janita. “Not only have they joined me on my adventure from caterpillar to butterfly so to speak, they’ve fueled that adventure. I once had long hair and wore flowing dresses, and now I’ve got cropped hair, tailored suits, and I’m playing a damn Gibson SG, man. But the thing is, it’s always been about the music for me, and my audience––wonderfully––has understood and loved that.”
Having moved to New York City at seventeen, her cross-continental career since has been one marked by a unique blend of dichotomies: striking looks and unsettling power, an enchanting smile with a lethal gift for melody, critical acclaim and commercial success. Her journey from sultry songstress to Alternative rock singer-songwriter reached new heights with her most recent record Here Be Dragons (2021). Downtown Magazine declared her work to be “Anthem(s) of clarity and hope…Janita’s striking gender-bending look and mesmerizing ice-blue eyes bring to mind Annie Lennox and Bowie’s Thin White Duke-era guise; her voice is pure lilting compassion.” Paste Magazine adds, “Janita mesmerizes…her distinctive vocals are her stand-out asset, ranging between an edgier Feist and a softer Florence Welch.”
Now, as she prepares to release her forthcoming new record Mad Equation (out next year on ECR Music Group), Janita is announcing a three-concert, full-band residency in New York City: May 15th, July 18th, and September 19th. She’ll be performing music spanning her singular career on three memorable and distinct evenings while being joined onstage by special guests Blake Morgan, Miles East, and Tim Lappin (of Casual Male).
“We’re going to air out these new songs and debut them here in New York City along with some fan favorites, and some surprises too,” Janita explains. “I can’t wait.”
Tickets on sale now for these three nights of music which will tie together this remarkable artist’s past and future as she and her all-star band bring new and old material to life in front of a live audience.
Read More“She sings with such passion and conviction that it’s hard to take your eyes off her.” —The Telegraph (UK)
Few artists have combined such fierce independence with mainstream success to the degree Janita has. Two Top-40 U.S. Billboard hits, a devoted international audience on four continents, and iconic stature in her native Finland haven’t made Janita complacent, on the contrary––she’s an artist who has never stopped evolving.
From teenage star in Helsinki to chart-topping star in New York City, from ballad singer to Rock ’N Roll front woman, Janita has created “a timeless, sensuous, musical mosaic that deserves to be heard,” proclaims Billboard Magazine.
“What I love most is that my audience has grown with me,” says Janita. “Not only have they joined me on my adventure from caterpillar to butterfly so to speak, they’ve fueled that adventure. I once had long hair and wore flowing dresses, and now I’ve got cropped hair, tailored suits, and I’m playing a damn Gibson SG, man. But the thing is, it’s always been about the music for me, and my audience––wonderfully––has understood and loved that.”
Having moved to New York City at seventeen, her cross-continental career since has been one marked by a unique blend of dichotomies: striking looks and unsettling power, an enchanting smile with a lethal gift for melody, critical acclaim and commercial success. Her journey from sultry songstress to Alternative rock singer-songwriter reached new heights with her most recent record Here Be Dragons (2021). Downtown Magazine declared her work to be “Anthem(s) of clarity and hope…Janita’s striking gender-bending look and mesmerizing ice-blue eyes bring to mind Annie Lennox and Bowie’s Thin White Duke-era guise; her voice is pure lilting compassion.” Paste Magazine adds, “Janita mesmerizes…her distinctive vocals are her stand-out asset, ranging between an edgier Feist and a softer Florence Welch.”
Now, as she prepares to release her forthcoming new record Mad Equation (out next year on ECR Music Group), Janita is announcing a three-concert, full-band residency in New York City: May 15th, July 18th, and September 19th. She’ll be performing music spanning her singular career on three memorable and distinct evenings while being joined onstage by special guests Blake Morgan, Miles East, and Tim Lappin (of Casual Male).
“We’re going to air out these new songs and debut them here in New York City along with some fan favorites, and some surprises too,” Janita explains. “I can’t wait.”
Tickets on sale now for these three nights of music which will tie together this remarkable artist’s past and future as she and her all-star band bring new and old material to life in front of a live audience.
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